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December 2012

December 29, 2012

Love lessons: watch this teacher set his class on fire

I'll be perfectly honest here: I just love this story. Take 12 minutes and watch...

December 26, 2012

The Christmas message from Newtown’s pastor

Msgr. Robert Weiss published the following in his parish bulletin this week: Dear Parishioners, Had...

December 26, 2012

After Newtown: answering the question of “Why, God?”

Maureen Dowd asked a priest friend to reflect on the tragedy in Newtown, and the...

December 14, 2012

Believe in possibility: check out this amazing one-handed basketball player

Prepare to be awed and inspired. From HuffPo: Zach Hodskins, the 6'2" junior guard of...

December 11, 2012

On Friday night, 50 teenagers gathered to pray…

This morning, I got an e-mail from the young man who oversees our parish youth...

December 09, 2012

“Landfill Harmonic”: making music from what others throw away

This video is beginning to make the rounds: a glimpse at how some are making...

December 04, 2012

What to say—and not—to someone who is grieving

I found this interesting, and helpful: a brief blog post at Huffington by grief expert...

December 03, 2012

See this and smile: some kind words on a public street

In a culture too willing to snipe, backstab, gossip, bitch, whine, snark and kvetch, it's...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Kidnapped aid worker says Catholic faith helped him survive

From the Catholic Herald: A Catholic aid worker who was kidnapped for three months in...

November 17, 2012

The story behind the statue of Mary that survived the storm

It may be the iconic image of Hurricane Sandy -- some have compared it to...

November 02, 2012

God bless New York

The young man above is from the Trinity Baptist Church in New York City....

October 2012

October 31, 2012

“Within our darkest nights, you kindle a fire that never dies away…”

A priest friend who works at a college on Long Island posted this on his...

October 05, 2012

“Remembering Steve”

Those who clicked on the Apple home page today saw this lovely, poignant tribute to...

October 04, 2012

How much does God love us? This much.

This video of dog being rescued in LA just got to me. God tries to...

October 02, 2012

“Preach the truth, always with love”

Another great video from Catholic News Service, featuring three men who will be involved in...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

“Changing Room:” watch one woman lose 160 pounds, one iPhone photo at a time

Her name is Julia Kozerski, and she documented her weight loss (and struggles with body...

September 24, 2012

“Every life is a miracle”

From John Andrew O'Rourke and Blackstone Films, comes this potent and effective video that profiles...

September 23, 2012

A doctor’s witness: “I get to see the likeness of God every day”

From the New York Times, a profile of hope steeped in faith: Forty years ago,...

September 22, 2012

Random act of kindness: bus driver gives shoes to homeless man

It happened in Winnipeg, Canada, but the story is quickly spreading around the globe. A...

September 19, 2012

A love story in 22 pictures

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what we have here is epic. It's...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

People are simply amazing

"What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in...

August 24, 2012

The deck of cards: must-see video

A friend who is a veteran sent this to me, describing it as "an oldie...

August 17, 2012

Meet the “Hug Lady”

Want a hug? Meet Elizabeth Lord. This is your go-to gal.

August 12, 2012

“Would you sing something different?”

The Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line" was on Ovation tonight, and the scene below...

July 2012

July 27, 2012

“Water is life”: a 9-year-old girl’s remarkable legacy

This is too good not to share. In anticipation of her 9th birthday, Rachel Beckwith informed her...

July 25, 2012

From Magnificat: a beautiful meditation by Jean Vanier on service

"The word 'authority' comes from the Latin 'augere' (to grow). All authority, whether it be...

July 24, 2012

33 years later, man receives forgiveness for shooting police officer and is received into the Catholic Church

A stunning story of forgiveness in Ohio. (H/T New Advent.): Ron McClary, debilitated by multiple...

July 19, 2012

Maryland Olympic swimmer: “I always pray before a race”

From CNS: When teenage swimming sensation Katie Ledecky slices through the water during the 800-meter...

July 18, 2012

Meet the superhumans: a powerful ad for the paralympics

"What a piece of work is man," Shakespeare wrote. He didn't know the half of...

July 18, 2012

Faith moves man to forgive killer of his wife and daughter

The remarkable details from Catholic News Agency: Arturo Martinez-Sanchez says he had no choice...